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Crossed the Whole Ocean

by Akira & the Merpeople

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Akira's mother, Huệ, tries to hold her accountable for damaging school property. Akira tries to change the subject, demanding to know why she never learned to swim and isn't allowed to go to the ocean.

lyrics

HUỆ:
I CROSSED THE WHOLE OCEAN,
7,000 MILES OF OCEAN,
36,000 FEET DEEP.
I RODE ALL THE WAVES,
THAT PUSHED ME
AND PULLED ME.
I RODE ALL THE WAY,
AND NOW YOU DESERT ME.

I CAME HERE WITH ONE PAIR OF JEANS,
NOW YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING.
WE GIVE YOU EVERYTHING.
I WENT TO SCHOOL IN THE SAME PAIR OF JEANS
MY CLASSMATES WOULD TAUNT ME
AND CALL ME A CHINK.
BUT I KNEW I WAS LUCKY,
IT DIDN’T MATTER TO ME.
I’D FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AND DO BETTER THINGS.
I HAD TO LEARN ENGLISH.
I HAD TO LEARN FAST.
IT’S AMAZING,
YES, AMAZING,
I PASSED.
BUT YOU CAN’T BE BOTHERED,
YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN ME.

I CROSSED A WHOLE OCEAN,
7,000 MILES OF OCEAN,
36,000 FEET DEEP.
I RODE ALL THE WAVES,
THAT PUSHED ME AND PULLED ME.
I RODE ALL THE WAY
AND NOW YOU DESERT ME.

I CAME HERE WITHOUT MY FAMILY,
NOW THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING,
YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING.
YOUR DAD WENT TO SCHOOL WHILE I TOOK CARE OF YOU,
YOU CRIED FOR ME CONSTANTLY,
AND NEVER WOULD SLEEP!
BUT I THOUGHT I WAS LUCKY,
I HAD MY OWN FAMILY,
I SACRIFICED MY WHOLE LIFE
SO YOU’D HAVE BETTER THINGS.
I HAD TO WORK HARDER,
I HAD TO WORK FAST,
IT’S AMAZING,
SO AMAZING
THAT I’M THE OUTCAST.
CAUSE YOU CAN’T BE BOTHERED,
YOU THINK YOUR BETTER THAN ME.

AKIRA:
I JUST WANT TO SWIM.
I WANT THE OCEAN.
I WANT TO GO DEEP.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND
WHY CAN’T YOU LET ME.
YOU SAY I HAVE EVERYTHING.
YOU KEPT ME FROM WAVES.
YOU KEPT ME FROM OCEAN.
YOU TRY TO CONTROL ME.

HUỆ:
WHEN I CROSSED THE OCEAN,
I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WOULD SURVIVE,
I WAS SICK FROM THE STORMS.
SOME PEOPLE DIDN’T MAKE IT.
SO MANY THINGS,
SO MANY UNSPEAKABLE THINGS.
I MADE IT ALL THE WAY,
NOW DON’T DESERT ME!
YOU ARE MY FAMILY.

HUỆ:
WHEN I CROSSED THE OCEAN,

AKIRA:
I JUST WANT TO SWIM.

HUỆ:
I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WOULD SURVIVE,

AKIRA:
I WANT THE OCEAN.

HUỆ:
I WAS SICK FROM THE STORMS.

AKIRA:
I WANT TO GO DEEP.

HUỆ:
SOME PEOPLE DIDN’T MAKE IT.

AKIRA:
I CAN’T UNDERSTAND

HUỆ:
SO MANY THINGS, UNSPEAKABLE THINGS.

AKIRA:
WHY YOU WON’T LET ME.

HUỆ:
I MADE IT ALL THE WAY,

AKIRA:
YOU SAY I HAVE EVERYTHING,

HUỆ:
NOW DON’T DESERT ME!

AKIRA:
YOU KEPT ME FROM WAVES.

HUỆ:
YOU ARE MY FAMILY.

AKIRA:
YOU KEPT ME FROM OCEAN.

HUỆ:
WHY AM I THE OUTCAST.

AKIRA:
YOU TRY TO CONTROL ME.

HUỆ:
WHY WOULD YOU DESERT ME?

AKIRA:
WHAT ARE YOU KEEPING FROM ME?

HUỆ:
DON’T YOU DESERT ME!

credits

released February 11, 2021
Performed by:
Yoonjung Park & Lexi Thammavong

Music by Teresa Lotz
www.teresalotz.com

Lyric by Claire Tran
www.clairetran.net

Piano: Adam J Rineer
www.adamjrineer.com

Audio Engineer: Anthony Spinnato

Yoonjung Park on YouTube
youtube.com/channel/UC6FoA8nqv-hXC5w_CoDRBDw

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Akira & the Merpeople New York, New York

Akira & the Merpeople takes place in a world where merepeople are trapped in human bodies. At night the liberated merpeople call these humans to come back to their true selves. Akira, is a rebellious teenager, with a punk band, who believes she is supposed to be a merperson. Her mother, Huệ, a Vietnamese refugee who came as a "boat person," is keeping Akira from the ocean, out of her own fear. ... more

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